These computer-generated maps of Pluto at different longitudes were made from the current best images of the planet, taken in 2002-2003 by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Pluto's haze is similar to the hydrocarbon-rich haze found on Saturn 's moon Titan. Both hazes result from the photochemistry of solar extreme ultraviolet light reacting with molecules such as ...

More information: Tanguy Bertrand et al, Evidence of haze control of Pluto's atmospheric heat balance from JWST/MIRI thermal light curves, Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02573-z ...

Key takeaways The haze particles that dominate Pluto’s atmosphere—such as nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide—control the atmosphere’s energy balance as the particles are heated and cooled. This ...

As Saturn enters fiery Aries for the first time since the late ‘90s, Gen Z steps into their Saturn return. Here’s what to expect in each house and how to navigate the challenges ahead.

On May 24th, Saturn, our dad jeans planet of structure, punishment, wisdom, and limitations, will move out of the dosed and dazed puddle of Pisces and into the adrenaline dumpster fire of Aries.

Pluto, with its heart-shaped glacier, as captured by the New Horizons spacecraftJPL/NASA Pluto will mark a birthday of sorts on March 23, 2178. No one is likely to be there to celebrate it, of ...

For the past few months, Saturn 's rings have been appearing thinner and thinner to those using ground telescopes. By March 2025, the rings will disappear entirely from view, according to Earth ...

Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Saturn retrograde begins on June 29 and lasts until Nov. 15 in the Water sign Pisces Getty Another planetary retrograde is approaching. Unlike Pluto retrograde and Mercury retrograde, which can ...

Bless Pluto’s heart. When NASA 's New Horizons spacecraft first snapped photos of an unusual heart-shaped scar on Pluto in 2015, the new view bolstered theories that the frigid world harbored an ...